(written from a Production point of view)
Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut (born 9 August 1992; age 31) is an actress who played Sidney La Forge in the third season of Star Trek: Picard. She also played a Changeling in the third season episodes "No Win Scenario" and "Imposters".
Born in Gainsville, Florida, she was grew up in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2015, she graduated with a BA degree in acting from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. In 2016, she appeared in the Broadway production of Arthur Miller's The Crucible and the following year in the Broadway debut production of A Doll's House, Part 2.
She made her screen debut in 2014 with an uncredited background role in the historical drama film Selma (with Michael Papajohn). She followed by appearing in smaller guest roles on Gotham (with James Frain) and The Mysteries of Laura. In 2016-17, she played a recurring role in four episodes of Homeland (with F. Murray Abraham, Maury Sterling, Jake Weber, and Robert Knepper).
She appeared in guest roles on episodes of The Good Fight, Instinct, Prodigal Son, and NCIS: Los Angeles. In 2022, she starred in the podcast whodunit series End of the Cornfield.
Star Trek appearances[]
- PIC:
- "The Next Generation"
- "Disengage"
- "Seventeen Seconds"
- "No Win Scenario" (also as a Changeling)
- "Imposters" (also as a Changeling; corpse)
- "The Bounty"
- "Dominion"
- "Surrender"
- "Võx"
- "The Last Generation"